About the Center for Neuromodulation at NYU Langone Medical Center Center Director, Alon Mogilner, MD, PhD, and Co-director, Dr. Michael Pourfar, MD, lead one of the most active DBS programs in the country, performing more than 100 procedures each year for patients with conditions that include Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia (abnormal muscle contractions), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome, and severe depression.